Carrier attachment for golf bag carts



2 Sheets-Sheet l May 5, 1964 w. a. DINGLE, JR., ETAL CARRIER ATTACHMENTFOR GOLF BAG CARTS Filed July 10, 1961 b. A m 2 a H M q M 3 a B a a a aH m m m M Q 0 fl 5 -c 3 a 2 z 5 n n u CT 5 a m 2 HJ ii 1 y 5 1964 w. B.DINGLE, JR, ETAL 3,131,842

CARRIER ATTACHMENT F OR GOLF BAG CARTS Filed July 10, 1961 2Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS B. Dingle J/I Robert E HUj/les A zzys.

United States Patent 3 131 842 CARRIER ATTACHMENTFOR GOLF BAG CARTSWilliam B. Dingle, J12, 309 E. Park St., and Robert E. Hughes, 402 E.Patit, both of Dayton, Wash. Filed July 10, 1961, Ser. No. 122,798 1Claim. (31. 224-29 The present invention relates to a novel carrierattachment adapted for use on golf bag carts.

This invention is particularly designed to provide a carrier attachmentfor the holding of opened glasses, bottles, cans or other liquid filledreceptacles on a golf bag cart. Such carts are commonly used to carrygolf clubs about a course during the progress of a game. Due to theoutdoor exposure and the long duration of time required for such games,many persons desire some form of liquid refreshment while at a positionquite distant from the nearest facilities. The handling of containers inwhich liquids may be stored presents a problem since the person playinggolf must remain mobile. In order to pro ice As seen in FIGURES 1 and 2,the present invention is particularly adapted for use on a cartgenerally shown and designated as 9. The cart 9 may be of any commondesign used to carry a golf bag about a golf course. Normally such cartsinclude a tubular handle 8 which projects rearwardly for manual controlof the cart 9. The configurations of the cart 9 and the handle 8 areimmaterial to the present invention.

The attachment which comprises this invention is adapted to be securedto the handle 8 at a convenient height by means of a clamp having twoseparable members 10 and 11. The members 10 and 11 are mirror images ofone another and are formed identically. Each is provided with a concaveinner surface adapted to be mounted concentrically about the tubularhandle 8. The

7 members 10 and 11 are separated from the handle 8 by vide a mobilecarrier attachment the present invention contemplates a simple devicewhich may be readily secured on any existing cart.

It is a first object of the present invention to provide such anattachmnt which may be readily secured to or removed from a cart handle.The invention contemplates an attachment which is positionable at ahandy location for use by those playing golf.

Another object of this invention is to provide such an attachment whichmay be easily cleaned so as to remain in a sanitary condition. In orderto accomplish this, the several parts of the invention are removablefrom one another for ready cleaning apart fiom the cart itself.

It is another object of this invention to provide an insulated carrierfor liquids in order to retain their hot or cold condition during use ofthe attachment.

It is a final object of this invention to provide such an attachmentwhich will maintain the liquid receptacle in an upright positionregardless of the relative motion of the cart on which it is mounted.

These and further objects will be evident from a study of the followingdisclosure when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Theillustrations presented herewith are exemplary and are designed to showone preferred form of the invention. It is to be understood that otherforms are conceivable within the scope of this invention and thereforethe invention itself is to be limited only as it is defined in theclaim.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a rear view of a golf cart equipped with the presentinvention;

FIGURE 2 is a side view of the cart shown in FIG- URE 1;

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged view taken through the hendle of a cart on whichthe attachment is secured, the left hand half of the figure being takenalong a vertical section through the center of one container support;

FIGURE 4 is a top view looking down on the attachment as mounted on atubular handle;

FIGURE 5 is a vertical sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIGURE 3;and

FIGURE 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 in FIGURE 3.

The attachment shown in FIGURES 1 through 6 is designed primarily tosupport liquid receptacles such as bottles, cans or glasses. Theattachment is particularly adapted for use on the handle of a golf bagcart but may be utilized on other devices having similar tubularelements. The attachment is designed to maintain the object beingcarried in an upright position and is insulated so as to maintain it ina hot or cold condition, depending upon the type of liquid beinghandled.

resilient spacers 12 which serve to securely grip the handle 8 when themembers 10 and 11 are squeezed toward one another. The members 10 and 11are secured to the handle 8 by means of a pair of identical angularbolts 13. The bolts 13 are provided with a collar 24 adapted to abut theouter edge of the member 11. The outer edge of the member 10 is abuttedby a cap nut 14 which threadably engages the end of bolt 13 projectingthrough the members 10 and 11. By securing the nuts 14, the two bolts 13and the members 16 and 11 may be securely fixed relative to the tubularhandle 8. The bolts 13 are extended outwardly in an axial directionwhich projects perpendicularly to a vertical plane cut through thecentral longitudinal axis of tubular handle 8. These outwardly extendingpivot elements are designated by the numeral 15 and terminate atenlarged ends 25.

Pivotally carried by the elements 15 is a U-shaped bracket 16. Thebracket 16 is provided with a pair of legs 17 which are respectivelypivoted adjacent their open ends to the two pivotal elements 15. Thusthe U-shaped bracket 16, in effect, straddles the tubular handle 8. Theenlarged ends 25 of the pivot element 15 maintain the legs 17 in theproper axial positions relative to the pivot element 15.

Mounted on the bracket 16 are two container supports, each of whichgenerally comprises a lower body 18. The body 18 is provided with aremovable cover 21. As seen in the drawings, the body 18 includes aninner shell 18a and an outer shell 18b, separated by a layer ofinsulating material 18c. The cover 21 is manufactured in an identicalmanner and includes an inner shell 21a, an outer shell 21b and aseparating layer of insulating material 210. The outer shell 21b of thecover 21 overlaps the insulating layer 18c of the body 18 so as tosecure the cover 21 to the body 18. In order to accomplish this theouter shell 18b is recessed sufficiently to receive the outer shell 21b.Thus the body 18, with its closed lower end, provides the receptacle forsupporting a bottle such as that shown in dashed lines in FIGURE 3, orany other liquid containing device. The cover 21 provides additionalinsulation and protection while the liquid device is not in use.

The body 18 of each container support is provided with a longitudinalchannel 19 secured along the outer surface of the outer shell 1812. Eachchannel 19 is provided with a pair of inwardly directed flanges 20,which are adapted to wrap about the side edges of the U-shaped bracketlegs 17. The channel 19 on each body 18 slidably receives the adjacentplate 17 and abuts the left portion of the U-shaped bracket 16 to limitits vertical position. Thus either of the container supports may bereadily dismounted by merely pulling upwardly on the body 18 to therebycause the channel 19 to slide relative to the respective plate 17.

In order to provide a ready means of storing the cover 21 when not inuse, a hook 22 is provided at the lowermost surface ofthe body 18. Hook22 merely consists open sides and is adapted to be received within acorre- V sponing hanger 23. mounted on the upper end of the respectivecover 21. The hanger 23 also consists of a fiat plate spaced a slightdistance from the outer surface of the shell 21b. Hanger 23 has enclosedsides so as to prevent slippage of the hanger 23 relative to hook 23,when the cover 21' is suspended below, the body 18. This inter= relationbetween the suspended cover 21 and the supporting body 18 can best beseen in FIGURE 5 where the suspended position of cover 21 is illustratedin dashed lines.

The construction of the above described device is exceedingly simple.Each part may be readily dismantled so as to be cleaned and therebyremain in a sanitary condition since the device is primarily designedfor, the storage of consumable liquids, Naturally; it is not necessarythat the device be restricted to such use and it is perceived that otherstorage uses may be contemplated within the planned useage of theinvention.

2 In order to maintain the attachment in an upright position asillustrated in the drawings, it is necemary that the combined center ofgravity of the bracket 16 and the container support secured thereto liebelow the pivotal axisof bracket 16 relative to the tubular handle 8.This will be insured by the normal Weight of the object placed Withinthe body 18 and by the design of the article which 6 places all, theweight of bracket 16 below the axis of the respective pivot elements 15.Thus the container supports will remain in this upright position bypivoting about the pivot elements 15 in a free manner.

The present invention is susceptible of many deviations of attaching thecovers 21 to the bodies 18 may be varied without changing the basicconcept of the attachment.

For these reasons, only the following claim is presented as a definitionof the invention.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

A carrier comprising:

amounting clamp adapted to be fixedly secure about the periphery of thesupport having a central longitudinal axis;

a pair of fixed pivot elements eqtending outwardly from said mountingclamp in axially aligned opposite directions perpendicular to a verticalplane cut through the central longitudinal axis of said support;

a U-shaped bracket including a pair of outwardly extending legsrespectively pivoted adjacent their open ends by the outer ends of saidpivot elements;

and a container support carried on one of said legs of said bracketalong the outwardly facing surface thereof, the container supportcomprising a cylindrical body having one closed end and a movable:

below the pivotal axis of said bracket relative to said a pivotelements.

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